Browse the latest research summaries in the field of participation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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BMC Public Health, 2010 • January 5, 2010
The study aimed to compare HRQOL between veterans and non-veterans with SCI in Iran, using the SF-36 questionnaire in a cross-sectional study design. Results indicated that veterans experienced lower ...
KEY FINDING: Male veterans had a significantly lower HRQOL than non-veterans with SCI, except in physical and social functioning.
Spinal Cord, 2010 • September 1, 2010
This study described self-identified indoor and outdoor participation outcomes in conjunction with satisfaction ratings with performance of the outcomes among community dwelling people with SCI. Parti...
KEY FINDING: Community dwelling people with SCI commonly engage in wheelchair oriented participation outcomes related to “community, social, and civil life”, “domestic life”, and “mobility”.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2011 • March 1, 2011
The study examined the applicability of the marital resource or marital crisis models to the SCI population by studying the effects of gender, marital status and marital transitions on well-being. Res...
KEY FINDING: Marital loss through separation/divorce or widowhood had the most consistent negative impact on well-being outcomes.
Spinal Cord, 2011 • September 1, 2011
This study examined the relationship between spasticity and life satisfaction in individuals with SCI, finding that spasticity indicators were consistently negatively correlated with life satisfaction...
KEY FINDING: Three aspects of spasticity (Daily Activities, Positive Impact, and spasticity at its worst) all were negatively correlated with Home Life Satisfaction, Global Satisfaction, and Overall Quality of Life.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2011 • January 1, 2011
The study investigated the effects of reducing shoulder pain on the quality of life (QOL) and social activities of individuals with SCI paraplegia. Participants were assigned to either an exercise tre...
KEY FINDING: Reductions in shoulder pain were significantly associated with increases in social interaction among participants in the exercise group.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2011 • October 1, 2011
The study aimed to develop a comprehensive and specific PRO measure for SCI, addressing the limitations of existing generic or narrowly focused tools. Focus groups with SCI patients and clinicians rev...
KEY FINDING: Qualitative analysis highlighted three key domains: physical-medical health, emotional health, and social participation, informing the development of the SCI-QOL.
Qual Life Res, 2012 • November 30, 2011
The study analyzed longitudinal life satisfaction data from a prospective cohort study to understand changes in life satisfaction during and after inpatient rehabilitation for persons with SCI. The st...
KEY FINDING: Persons in the low LS trajectory showed increase in the LS ‘now’ score, but not in the LS ‘comparison’ score and retrospective score, suggesting scale recalibration.
Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This multicenter study compared the QoL of neurogenic bladder patients using intermittent urinary catheterization in Brazil and Portugal. Data were collected using questionnaires to assess sociodemogr...
KEY FINDING: Brazilian patients showed higher QoL scores in the psychological domain, while Portuguese patients scored lower in the environmental domain.
Qual Life Res, 2017 • November 1, 2017
This study explored the quality of life (QOL) perspectives of adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK), focusing on factors such as medical care, func...
KEY FINDING: Medical care significantly impacts QOL for individuals with SCI, with US participants reporting negative experiences due to fragmented care and insurance-related barriers.
Spinal Cord, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This study generated the SCI_ADL measure using existing data from the SCI Longitudinal Aging Study to assess self-care abilities of individuals with SCI over a 20-year period. The SCI_ADL measure demo...
KEY FINDING: The SCI_ADL measure showed good reliability and could detect changes in self-care function over a 20-year period.